CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The federal government is joining a lawsuit against a West Virginia hospital alleging it improperly issued payments and kickbacks to physicians under the direction of the chief executive officer and management firm.

The lawsuit was unsealed and made public for the first time Friday after originally ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - That holiday trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house could turn into nice little gift for automakers as they increasingly collect oodles and oodles of data about the driver.

Outgoing Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) on Saturday lamented the "instability & chaos" in Washington heading into the latest government shutdown, noting that the last few days have been more turbulent than any he can re...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The year in North Dakota was dominated by politics, from the hard-fought U.S. Senate race between Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer to a complimentary and controversial Super Bowl soiree that Gov. Doug Burgum attended and a Trump administration trade dispute that hit soybean farmers the hardest.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called on President Trump to "abandon the wall" Saturday if he wants to re-open the government, saying Trump does not have the votes in the Senate to get it funded -- hours after the government shut down over an impasse over funding for President Trump's signature 2016 campaign promise.

Facebook has suspended Jonathon Morgan, the chief executive of a top social-media research firm, after reports that he and others engaged in an operation to spread disinformation during the special election in Alabama last year.

Maxim Suchkov, Al-MonitorPresident Donald Trump's decision to pull US troops out of Syria came as much as a surprise to Russia as it did to US allies in the region. Moscow is openly delighted to see the back of a key foe of its ally Bashar al-Assad, but remains flummoxed by the unpredictable nature of US policy under Trump. Why it matters: Moscow has long advocated for America's exit from Syria. Washington's...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Christmas-season gridlock descended on the nation's capital Saturday like an unwelcomed present just before the holiday as America's elected leaders partially closed down the government over their inability to compromise on money for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.